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Market Trends 2019

March 2019 Current market conditions have been quite stable over the last 2/3 months with limited demand; the only action is coming from Turkey, where local packers have been allowed to import up to 25 000 MT. of tomato paste to compensate the lack of products following the very low 2018 pack, Iran, where a

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EGYPT: a production of fresh tomatoes 12 months/12

Egypt is never tired of addressing challenges in terms of agricultural production, especially for fresh tomatoes for processing. After the traditional crops, Egypt is now able to ensure almost annual production over almost 330 days. Between the summer and winter crops that are well known to buyers, here is now inserted a third one of

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Brazil: Record yields for tomato

The industrial tomato sector has high yields in Brazil. This year, the harvest of the last batches of industrial tomatoes was completed in the first days of November. The Brazilian sector concentrates its production on the production of sauces, extracts and pulp; 90% of the national production is provided by the state of Goiás. Good

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TOMATOLAND WORLD PRICE INDEX – NOVEMBER 2018

  TOMATOLAND WORLD PRICE INDEX – NOVEMBER 2018 Products for the industry – CROP 2018 Price per Kg, packed in aseptic bag in 220 l. (55 gal) drum – unless otherwise specified Origin 28/30CB 28/30HB* 36/38CB 12/14HB Diced Crushed Italy € 0.780 € 0.780 € 0.930 € 0.410 € 0.410 € 0.360 Spain € 0.700

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Italtom buys the former Ferrara Food

PRESS RELEASE The group formed by the two companies from Piacenza, Emiliana Conserve and Steriltom, with this last acquisition, becomes the first Italian private processing group, with an estimated production of 500 000 tons. « The confidence was restored in the agricultural world and workers from Ferrara. Now with new investments and a goal for 2019

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Oman: AATCO Food Industries deal with Kerry Group

Shareholders of AATCO are pleased to confirm, that Kerry Group will acquire a majority shareholding in AATCO Food Industries, which will provide a platform for the development and growth in the region, supporting the in-country approach to delivering menu solutions for food service customers. « AATCO Food Industries has a successful 24- year history in the

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TOMATOLAND WORLD PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2018

  TOMATOLAND WORLD PRICE INDEX – OCTOBER 2018 Products for the industry – CROP 2018 Price per Kg, packed in aseptic bag in 220 l. (55 gal) drum – unless otherwise specified Origin 28/30CB 28/30HB* 36/38CB 12/14HB Diced Crushed Italy € 0.760 € 0.780 € 0.920 € 0.410 € 0.400 € 0.360 Spain € 0.700

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Ghana: the Pwalugu tomato factory, now ‘ghost house’

Farmers in the Upper East have lost interest in the cultivation of tomatoes while others have shifted to the cultivation of other vegetables because of the shutdown of the Pwalugu tomato factory. Albert Sore told a local source that the farmers complained that the closure of the factory has contributed to the frequent post-harvest losses

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